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THE PIKE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Events Calendar August 8 thru October 18, 2009 September 12, 2009 |
10am September 25, 2009 |
7pm September 26, 2009 |
3pm October 2, 2009
| 7pm Saturday May 30th 1-4pm Museum Grounds PINKSTER CELEBRATION Bake sale
Tye-dying
Dunking Booth
Lincoln Plate Silent Auction
Tuesday June 16th Annual Membership Banquet Peter's Restaurant- Shohola 6:00pm Cash Bar
7:00pm Short Membership Meeting/Election of Officers
Followed by dinner and perfromance by
Matthew Dodd, musical historian presenting
The Songs of the American Hobo
$40pp reservations suggested
Friday July 17th Mary Todd Lincoln: A Woman on the Edge Encore performance of Mary Todd portrayal by Stacy Jane Case
Dinner and show at The Water Wheel Cafe
$45 per person reservations required Lincoln Bicentenary Events Pike County Historical Society to Host Winter Music Series Milford PA - The Pike County Historical Society is proud to announce this year's lineup for "Winter Wednesday's", a series of musical performances by various local artists, in Bar Louis at the Hotel Fauchere. Wednesday February 4, 2009 Bobby Kyle Tickets are $25 per performance Reservations are strongly suggested, as seating is limited. Please call Lori at 570-296-8126 for more information or to reserve your tickets. Scouting Sleepovers The guests usually arrive at 6:00pm on a Friday evening. Pizza is the dinner of choice for most troops, and following dinner the scouts are treated to two hours of programming courtesy of the Museum Director, Lori Strelecki. The programming offered is innovative and educational, as well as being fun for the scouts and chaperones. "A Christmas Memory" to be Performed at The Columns On December 28, 2008 the American Reader's Theatre performed "A Christmas Memory" which is a short play written by Truman Capote. It was first published in Mademoiselle Magazine in December of 1956. This largely autobiographical work by Capote about a boy named Buddy and his cousin Sook, deals with the ideas of poverty, loneliness, even death. The original teleplay was adapted by Capote and Eleanor Perry for ABC Stage 67 and earned the leading lady, Geraldine Page, an Oscar for her performance. The American Readers Theatre is overseen by Jeffrey Stocker and his talented students have delighted us with many performances over the last few years. Included in the cast this year are Priscilla Crum, Priscilla Fenstermacher, Ruth Randone, Anthony Reyes, Curt Merril and Celeste O'Neill.
October 25, 2008 Pony rides, games, tye-dying, hot dogs, popcorn. A day of family fun!
 Camp Exhibit Dedication Ceremony The Museum of the Pike County Historical Society dedicated "The Camp Exhibit" to the Troy family at the Columns on August 23, 2008. Lori Strelecki , Museum director, introduced Ellen Snyder-Grenier pictured above who made the dedication. Ms Snyder-Grenier is the Curator of the Guinness Collection at the Morris Museum in Morristown NJ. She is also the author of the book "A place along the Raymondskill" 
Summer, Flag Day Celebration On June 14th, the 116th Anniversary of Flag Day, the Pike County Historical Society and The Zimmermann Center for the Arts held the First Annual “Welcome to Summer, Flag Day Celebration”.
Pike County Historical Society thanks all who participated in the Lincoln Weekend On April 13th, 2008, a crowd of people gathered at the Stroyan Funeral Home and the Columns Museum to commemorate the death of President Abraham Lincoln. With a chilly wind blowing and a cold drizzle falling on the faces of the gathered, the weather accented the day’s events. Following soldiers carrying the American flag, an intricate, grey, horse-drawn carriage containing a replica of Lincoln’s coffin proceeded from West Harford Street to Broad Street, followed by Union Civil War re-enactors dressed in uniform and marching in perfect step. As civilians milled outside the Columns museum awaiting the coffin’s arrival, women in hoop skirts and Civil War soldiers duplicated the solemn mood of Lincoln’s historical funeral procession so many years ago. As the coffin entered the Columns Museum, so did the people, anxious to witness the small memorial service and following events. Some people gathered around the flag that cradled Lincoln’s head the night of his assassination; a flag that still bears the stain of the President’s blood. Others surrounded Jacqueline Kroschell as she beautifully sang tribute songs to Lincoln, including “Honor to Our Soldiers” and “Farewell Father, Friend, and Guardian.” We would like to offer a special thanks to our sponsors, Orange and Rockland Utilities and Kevin Stroyan, Stroyan Funeral Home, who made the event possible. The Pike County Historical Society also extends a sincere thank you to: For more information about the Pike County Historic Society, please call 570-296-8126 or visit us online at www.pikecountyhistoricalsociety.org.
Book Signing with Mina Samuels Author Mina Samuels enjoyed an afternoon at the Columns for her book signing. Her new novel, The Queen of Cups, is scheduled for major release in the new year. The book imagines the life of Juliette Peirce in the years prior to her marriage to philosopher Charles Saunders Peirce. Juliette's past has been shrouded in mystery for many years and this book dares to make assumptions in order to piece it all together. If you wish to purchase a copy please go to Ms. Samuel's website: www.thequeenofcups,com, or look for an appearance by the author in January at local bookstore Mill Run Booksellers, located in the Upper Mill.
Collaboration Celebration! The P.C.H.S., Dingman's Ferry Delaware Township Historical Society, and students Ryan Balton, Nicholas Troianao, and Brett Fuchs of Delaware Valley High School collaborated for an informative and insightful look at the Tock's Island Project and its effect on the town of Dingman's Ferry. Once known as "the twin to the village of Milford," Dingman's Ferry contained mills, blacksmith shops, churches, stores, Inns, and many private residences that were destroyed or left to ruin as a result of the aborted Government plan to dam the Delaware River and create the largest natural(?) recreation area in the Eastern United States. The very talented students from Delaware Valley produced and directed a much heralded documentary regarding the Tocks Island Project, which was shown at a recent exhibit opening at The Columns. The exhibit, a combination of materials belonging to both Historical Societies, opened on April 28th. The exhibit is a tribute to the spirit of the people of Dingman's, past and present, who have valiantly strived to keep the memory of their town alive and well through pictures, artifacts, and memorabilia. At the opening, JoAnn Parsell, President of the Dingman's Ferry Delaware Valley Historical Society, and Lori Strelecki, Museum Director for the P.C.H.S., spoke proudly of the collaboration, noting the importance of mutual support among the "official museum of the county" and its fledglings-meaning all township and borough societies in Pike County. The P.C.H.S. offers an invitation to all other historical societies in our fine County to create, or assist in the creation of, an exhibit depicting their individual, important histories. For more information on collaboration, please call Lori at 570-296-8126.
Civil War Wedding... The weekend of April 22nd & 23rd, N.Y.'s 156th Civil War re-enactors were back! This year, instead of repeating what they did last year, they performed a Civil War wedding ceremony. Two members of this amazing group renewed their wedding vows, professing their undying love for one another, even after all the years they have been together. The backdrop of the event was the ever so majestically beautiful, Columns Museum, with its trees and flowers in full bloom. The Civil War wedding made for a memorable weekend not only for the re-enactors, but also The Columns.
Art, History, & Bobby Kyle On March 4th, 2006 The Columns hosted a Blues benefit concert, followed by an extraordinary art auction, The event was held to help raise the much needed funds for the replacement of the historical building’s roof. The evening was filled with blues-ical sounds, exquisite art, wine and cheese, and memorable moments. Bobby Kyle wailed out the sultry sounds of the blues and reminisced of his childhood in our historic town of Milford, while listeners tapped their feet, nodded their heads, and truly let his sounds take them to another place. Immediately following the benefit concert, everyone gladly went downstairs to the make-shift art gallery, to place their final bids on the masterpieces up for auction. On the "auction block" were many beautiful pieces that were donated by local artists, including historical prints of local attractions by Bruce Frank, “satirical portraits of societal life” by the creator of the Gibson Girl, Charles Dana Gibson, and many other miscellaneous works of art. The event sold out and put the Columns one giant step towards its goal of replacing the dilapidated roof. "We did much better than I ever anticipated!"~ Lori Strelecki, Museum Curator Although the event was quite a success, they are still in need of funds for the replacement of the roof that has been preserving Pike County's History for the last couple of decades. If you would like to donate to the fund for the roof replacement, please contact Lori Strelecki at 570.296.8126 or email her at pchs11@earthlink.net. Books, Art &
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